Tustna Municipality

Tustna Municipality
Tustna kommune
Tusteren herred  (historic name)
Satellite image of Tustna from NASA
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Tustna within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°09′42″N 08°06′32″E / 63.16167°N 8.10889°E / 63.16167; 8.10889
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1874
  Preceded byEdøy Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 2006
  Succeeded byAure Municipality
Administrative centreGullstein
Government
  Mayor (2003-2005)Ingunn Golmen (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
141.13 km2 (54.49 sq mi)
  Land137.75 km2 (53.19 sq mi)
  Water3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)  2.4%
  Rank#363 in Norway
Highest elevation
907.81 m (2,978.38 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
1,006
  Rank#411 in Norway
  Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −11.1%
DemonymTustning
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1572

Tustna is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 141-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality existed from 1874 until 2006 when it became part of the present-day Aure Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Gullstein. The municipality was located in Nordmøre and it included the main islands of Tustna, Stabblandet, and Solskjelsøya, as well as many smaller, surrounding islets between the Edøyfjorden and the Vinjefjorden.

Prior to its dissolution in 2006, the 141-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality was the 363rd largest by area out of the 433 municipalities in Norway. Tustna Municipality was the 411th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,006. The municipality's population density was 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 11.1% over the previous 10-year period.